Comments on: Aoi Hana - 03 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Smithy http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14686 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:28:45 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14686 Loving this series too. ^^ Actually feel they did bump up the animation quality a notch, I mean just look at how intricately they animated Fumi and Akira's hair in some scenes this week. What I love in this series is the contrast between Akira and Fumi. Akira is more outgoing, bold and worldly in some aspects but about romantic love she still doesn't seem to have grown enough to even feel such emotions. Fumi on the other hand is meek, shy and easily impressionable but she's had her heart broken and isn't unwilling to dive into another romantic relationship, emotional and physical. Curious to see where this will lead to. Loving this series too. ^^

Actually feel they did bump up the animation quality a notch, I mean just look at how intricately they animated Fumi and Akira’s hair in some scenes this week.

What I love in this series is the contrast between Akira and Fumi. Akira is more outgoing, bold and worldly in some aspects but about romantic love she still doesn’t seem to have grown enough to even feel such emotions. Fumi on the other hand is meek, shy and easily impressionable but she’s had her heart broken and isn’t unwilling to dive into another romantic relationship, emotional and physical.

Curious to see where this will lead to.

]]> by: aegd http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14670 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:25:47 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14670 Dropped. Probably wouldn't have bothered watching at all if I had know that it was a yuri shows. This along with the harm genre is probably my least favourite kinds of anime. give me more honey x clover or nodame cantabile please or something that can match up to them. Dropped. Probably wouldn’t have bothered watching at all if I had know that it was a yuri shows.

This along with the harm genre is probably my least favourite kinds of anime.

give me more honey x clover or nodame cantabile please or something that can match up to them.

]]> by: Howling-kun http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14669 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:24:16 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14669 I agree this is the best of the season. UmiMono is a close second for me. I agree this is the best of the season.
UmiMono is a close second for me.

]]> by: TJR http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14665 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:36:19 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14665 It's Fuji TV. Nowadays, they only approve 11 episodes for most noitaminA and NOISE shows. DVD release information at CDJapan also confirms the episode count. As for BL, bear in mind that the genre is aimed squarely at fangirls and not the gay community. Indeed, the appeal is one of feminism (one partner may be weak, degraded, and submissive, but it'll never be a woman in that position) and not an embracing of male homosexuality. That's why certain characters are very effeminate - the writers want the relationship to resemble a heterosexual one (albeit with the loss of gender imbalances) as best as possible. On the other hand, Aoi Hana is directly aimed at lesbians. It’s Fuji TV. Nowadays, they only approve 11 episodes for most noitaminA and NOISE shows. DVD release information at CDJapan also confirms the episode count.

As for BL, bear in mind that the genre is aimed squarely at fangirls and not the gay community. Indeed, the appeal is one of feminism (one partner may be weak, degraded, and submissive, but it’ll never be a woman in that position) and not an embracing of male homosexuality. That’s why certain characters are very effeminate - the writers want the relationship to resemble a heterosexual one (albeit with the loss of gender imbalances) as best as possible.

On the other hand, Aoi Hana is directly aimed at lesbians.

]]> by: Kero http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14659 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:49:19 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14659 @ Tracer "did Akira feel jealousy when she saw Fumi with Yasuko? If that was the case then that seems a bit too forced and sudden (though it might just have been shocking to Akira). " She was just shocked. It's still too early for Akira to develop any romantic feelings (for anyone). She's extremely immature in that regard (that's also the reason she was that surprised to see Fumi and Yasuko being so chummy with each other). @ Tracer “did Akira feel jealousy when she saw Fumi with Yasuko? If that was the case then that seems a bit too forced and sudden (though it might just have been shocking to Akira). ”

She was just shocked. It’s still too early for Akira to develop any romantic feelings (for anyone). She’s extremely immature in that regard (that’s also the reason she was that surprised to see Fumi and Yasuko being so chummy with each other).

]]> by: Tracer http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14657 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:17:27 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14657 lol it's like they all of a sudden just decided turn up the animation quality. Reminds me of what J.C. Staff did with Kimikiss. But yeah, I agree on your comment that Aoi Hana is the best series to debut this summer season. Kenichi Kasai manages to do some of the best manga adapations I've seen. But my only problem is, did Akira feel jealousy when she saw Fumi with Yasuko? If that was the case then that seems a bit too forced and sudden (though it might just have been shocking to Akira). lol it’s like they all of a sudden just decided turn up the animation quality. Reminds me of what J.C. Staff did with Kimikiss.

But yeah, I agree on your comment that Aoi Hana is the best series to debut this summer season. Kenichi Kasai manages to do some of the best manga adapations I’ve seen.

But my only problem is, did Akira feel jealousy when she saw Fumi with Yasuko? If that was the case then that seems a bit too forced and sudden (though it might just have been shocking to Akira).

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14653 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:57:13 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14653 Okay, so that's the last time I'm going to use ANN as a source for the amount of episodes/volumes of a series. And to be honest, MAL is an even worse source in that matter: they just go with the number that seems the most likely, without backing it up whatsoever. Not sure whether Mahou is reliable or not. Okay, so that’s the last time I’m going to use ANN as a source for the amount of episodes/volumes of a series. And to be honest, MAL is an even worse source in that matter: they just go with the number that seems the most likely, without backing it up whatsoever. Not sure whether Mahou is reliable or not.

]]> by: A Day Without Me http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14652 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:53:33 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14652 The manga just published its 26th chapter, making it certain that a 5th volume is in the works, so there is plenty of material for an eleven episode effort. The manga just published its 26th chapter, making it certain that a 5th volume is in the works, so there is plenty of material for an eleven episode effort.

]]> by: tealovertoma http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14647 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:56:46 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14647 I saw one episode of Junjou Romantica and when the guy just started to lick the other guy's foot I closed the episode. I think I'd watch a very well executed shounen ai, but that seems to be a very rare phenomenon indeed. I saw one episode of Junjou Romantica and when the guy just started to lick the other guy’s foot I closed the episode.

I think I’d watch a very well executed shounen ai, but that seems to be a very rare phenomenon indeed.

]]> by: Anonymous http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14644 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:43:14 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14644 The Aoi Hana mango has 4 complete volumes and is still running http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2577 The Aoi Hana mango has 4 complete volumes and is still running

http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2577

]]> by: L189 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14643 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:32:36 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14643 According to MAL and Mahou there really will be 11 episodes According to MAL and Mahou there really will be 11 episodes

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14642 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:58:18 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14642 Perrin: actually, I enjoyed Junjo Romantica for what it was, until it became horribly paced and a downright cheese-fest. I think that one thing that's wrong with shounen ai series that yuri shows manage to avoid is that they always make their characers way too feminine in order to attract fangirls, even though most gays are perfectly normal human beings. Yuri shows lack these exaggerated stereotypes. We have harems for that one. Perrin: actually, I enjoyed Junjo Romantica for what it was, until it became horribly paced and a downright cheese-fest.

I think that one thing that’s wrong with shounen ai series that yuri shows manage to avoid is that they always make their characers way too feminine in order to attract fangirls, even though most gays are perfectly normal human beings.

Yuri shows lack these exaggerated stereotypes. We have harems for that one.

]]> by: Perrin4869 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14641 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:50:57 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/16/aoi-hana-03/#comment-14641 I've been wondering: If this series were shounen ai, would the males following it still be following it? I mean no offense to anyone, but I know I wouldn't... I’ve been wondering:
If this series were shounen ai, would the males following it still be following it? I mean no offense to anyone, but I know I wouldn’t…

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